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Central venous catheter

…Thrombosis or known stenosis in the target vessel. Coagulopathy or ongoing anticoagulation: choose a compressible vessel (the internal jugular or femoral vein), not the subclavian…

Reduction of dislocations

…surgeon. Dislocation of a native hip (as opposed to a prosthesis) — a high risk of avascular necrosis of the femoral head and of vascular injury…

Peripheral Artery Disease: Diagnosis, Ankle–Brachial Index and Risk Management

…Abdominal aorta and iliac arteries, involved in approximately 30% of symptomatic patients. Femoral and popliteal arteries, involved in approximately 80–90%. Tibial and peroneal arteries…

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR)

…veno arterial ECMO (VA ECMO) . A peripheral artery (typically femoral artery) and vein (typically femoral vein) are cannulated, and blood is drawn from the vein…

Arterial line

…complication rate. The femoral artery is the second choice and is often the best in marked shock or during high dose vasopressor treatment, when the…

Carotid Artery Disease: Screening, Medical Therapy and Revascularisation

…non cardiac surgery. The vascular examination should include: palpation of peripheral pulses; auscultation for carotid, femoral, and abdominal bruits; bilateral brachial blood pressure measurement; cardiac…

Complications of Coronary Angiography and Vascular Access Management

…Radial access has also been associated with lower overall major adverse cardiac events and mortality in pooled analyses of randomized trials. Femoral access remains appropri

Basic Life Support (BLS) in cardiac arrest

…Look for respiratory signs for 10 seconds. Palpation of pulses : carotid, femoral or radial artery. According to current guidelines, laypeople do not need to perform…

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